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Friday Affirmations — Stick Your Neck Out

Stick Your Neck Out — be brave, be a fool, be out there, be the whole person you were meant to be…

What can 50 cents and some paint get you…A used canvas on a frame from the thrift store of a still life floral bouquet – ah no before pics…and a whole new canvas as a gift for a friend. It’s a surprise so I will wait until she receives it and then share who it was…..

This person is an inspiration to me, a gentle and loving soul who is mindful and thoughtful always. This piece is kind of tongue in cheek but I thought she would get a kick out of it…

So I am sticking my neck out here to show it to you…be brave, be a fool, be out there, be the whole person you were meant to be.

***Early Bird gets the worm — registration begins today all you Robins at Lucky Star Art Camp. There is still time to win a free tuition.***

21 Responses to “Friday Affirmations — Stick Your Neck Out”

This is funny, Corrine. I have been going to physical therapy for over a month now FOR MY NECK. Have had pain since Thanksgiving. It has helped quite a bit. Besides electrical stimulation therapy and deep heat ultrasound, I have exercises to do to help strengthen the muscles on the left side of my neck and upper back. This piece of art made me think of that.
I love your attitude, Corrine. Sure wish I lived closer and could have some of your pep rub off on me.
You go girl!
Love you. audrey

Corrine! I’m still flying from receiving your awesome canvas! The message it sends me offers such inspiration and I want to fly!!!! I already put your canvas up on my wall in my new art room and the room, itself, holds such loving and caring thoughts; it now is adorned with your creative art! The expression on your girl really touches my heart!

Thank you SOOOOOOOOOO much! I’m so privileged and honored to have you as my friend!

Oh. to have such a neck as this lovely lady’s! Love this piece, Corrine! Visiting you here always makes me feel a little bolder…a little more positive and excited to push a bit further past my limitations. Have a happy weekend 🙂 xo, janice

Great message and I wish I was brave enough to take it to heart! Maybe my personal mantra should be about bravery first, sticking neck out next. 🙂 Love the whimsical but heartfelt painting….just delightful.

From humble roots comes a magnificent piece of art! You are so very resourceful, my friend. I have painted over my own work, but never anyone else’s…even that I find amusing. I love language, spelling, grammar, communication, but, perhaps especially, “playing” with words and phrases. It is for this reason that I find this canvas enchanting. But, in all seriousness, I love your advice! Marilyn is delighted–and that’s the frosting for this cake!!

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"Creativity does not come
with a set of instructions.
There is no fragile,
handle with care,
this end up, contents may
shift in transit.
Yet we are fragile,
a bag of bones
inside a permeable membrane
with a mass of gray matter
held inside a
thin, bony shell.
And we definitely do
shift in transit.
So what are we waiting for?"
Corrine Gilman